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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$37.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.39B
Cap. Flow
+$541M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.2%
Holding
2,559
New
188
Increased
989
Reduced
1,179
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$154M
2
BICK
First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
+$132M
3
FDT icon
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
+$131M
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$103M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$97.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
+$230M
2
FLN icon
First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund
FLN
+$109M
3
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
+$109M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$95.1M
5
ETR icon
Entergy
ETR
+$80.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.5%
2 Financials 12.26%
3 Healthcare 9.59%
4 Industrials 9.56%
5 Communication Services 9.52%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AVTA
201
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$42.3M 0.11%
1,994,802
+223,249
+13% +$4.42M
GIS icon
202
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$42.3M 0.11%
763,033
+394,282
+107% +$22.5M
TXT icon
203
Textron
TXT
$16.5B
$42.2M 0.11%
895,279
+69,520
+8% +$3.27M
EMR icon
204
Emerson Electric
EMR
$82.2B
$42.1M 0.11%
706,100
-130,090
-16% -$7.71M
ATO icon
205
Atmos Energy
ATO
$30B
$42M 0.11%
506,479
+5,021
+1% +$412K
ZNGA
206
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$41.8M 0.11%
11,490,540
+311,588
+3% +$1.02M
CAH icon
207
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.2B
$41.6M 0.11%
534,280
+43,934
+9% +$3.32M
CFR icon
208
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.2B
$41.4M 0.11%
441,206
+7,300
+2% +$673K
RTN
209
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$41.3M 0.11%
255,995
-8,367
-3% -$1.33M
SAP icon
210
SAP
SAP
$183B
$41.2M 0.11%
393,737
-12,497
-3% -$1.29M
LUV icon
211
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$21.8B
$41.1M 0.11%
662,173
-234,310
-26% -$13.6M
BG icon
212
Bunge Global
BG
$23.7B
$41M 0.11%
550,127
-93,275
-14% -$7.1M
OTEX icon
213
Open Text
OTEX
$5.3B
$41M 0.11%
1,300,987
+172,371
+15% +$5.68M
KSU
214
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$40.8M 0.11%
389,448
+25,771
+7% +$2.42M
KDP icon
215
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.3B
$40.7M 0.11%
447,077
+187,985
+73% +$17.6M
AIZ icon
216
Assurant
AIZ
$13.6B
$40.6M 0.11%
391,232
+5,401
+1% +$538K
CMS icon
217
CMS Energy
CMS
$23.1B
$40.3M 0.11%
870,791
+112,528
+15% +$5.2M
APD icon
218
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.8B
$40.1M 0.11%
280,091
+7,492
+3% +$1.06M
ALXN
219
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$39.9M 0.11%
327,953
+41,384
+14% +$4.82M
BIIB icon
220
Biogen
BIIB
$29.8B
$39.9M 0.11%
146,965
-13,096
-8% -$3.46M
CTAS icon
221
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$39.9M 0.11%
1,265,168
+78,524
+7% +$2.44M
JUNO
222
DELISTED
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
$39.2M 0.1%
1,309,967
-67,700
-5% -$1.67M
ACAD icon
223
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.23B
$39.1M 0.1%
1,402,029
+530,103
+61% +$15.8M
BMRN icon
224
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.4B
$39.1M 0.1%
430,287
+42,730
+11% +$3.89M
VFC icon
225
VF Corp
VFC
$6.55B
$38.2M 0.1%
704,973
+301,411
+75% +$15.6M
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,559 positions worth $37.5B, up 3.8% from $36.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2017 filing shows 188 new, 989 increased, 1,179 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust BICK Index Fund: 5,196,462 shares worth $135M. The largest sale was Yahoo Inc, an estimated $230M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2017 buy was First Trust BICK Index Fund: 5,196,462 shares worth $135M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2017, an estimated $154M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $95.1M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $230M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $37.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 188 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $37.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 2 Aug 2017.